The eCV1 has a 110-kWh battery providing an estimated range of 290 miles and a bonded and interlocked chassis and driver's cab using the FlexTech construction method to minimise weight and maximise payload.
Designed for 3.5-tonne panel vans and trucks, the eCV1's cabin is Tesla-like, with a central seating position and cameras instead of mirrors offering excellent visibility to the driver.
WEVC's PACES platform comprises lightweight extrusions, laser-cut pieces that interlock and bond together to form the structure rather than using more expensive corner castings.
The eCV1 platform will be manufactured at a factory in the Midlands with an annual capacity of 5,000 vehicles, engineered to suit commercial buyers seeking customised design.
The company's eCV1 aims to beat larger automakers to the electric van game, with a model range squarely aimed at buyers in the UK and Europe.
WEVC has embraced circular economy principles in the design, manufacture, and operation of its commercial vehicles, aligned with increasingly stringent corporate and fleet operator sustainability responsibilities.